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{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Lars Bohinen
| image       = Bohinen.jpg
| caption     = Bohinen in 2009
| fullname    = Lars Roar Bohinen<ref name=NFF>{{NFF|3623219|accessdate=12 October 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1969|9|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Vadsø (town)|Vadsø]], Norway
| height      = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin}}
| position    = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1986 | years2 = 1987 | years3 = 1988–1989 | years4 = 1989–1990 | years5 = 1990–1993 | years6 = 1993 | years7 = 1993–1995 | years8 = 1995–1998  | years9 = 1998–2001 | years10 = 2001–2002 | years11 = 2002 | years12 =2003–2005
| clubs1 = [[Bærum SK|Bærum]] | clubs2 = [[F.C. Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] | clubs3 = [[Vålerenga IF Fotball|Vålerenga]] | clubs4 = [[Viking FK|Viking]] | clubs5 = [[BSC Young Boys]] | clubs6 = → [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] (loan) | clubs7 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] | clubs8 = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] | clubs9 = [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] | clubs10 = [[Lyngby Boldklub|Lyngby]] | clubs11 = [[FC Nordsjælland|Farum]] | clubs12 = [[Vålerenga IF Fotball|Vålerenga]]
| caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 3 | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 5 | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 58 | goals5 = 6 | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 1 | caps7 = 64 | goals7 = 7 | caps8 = 59 | goals8 = 7 | caps9 = 56 | goals9 = 1 | caps10 = 26 | goals10 = 0 | caps11 = 2 | goals11 = 0 | caps12 = 6 | goals12 = 2
| totalcaps = 355 | totalgoals = 32
| nationalyears1 = 1985      | nationalteam1 = [[Norway national under-15 football team|Norway U15]]| nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1986      | nationalteam2 = [[Norway national under-16 football team|Norway U16]]| nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1988      | nationalteam3 = [[Norway national under-18 football team|Norway U18]]| nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 1987      | nationalteam4 = [[Norway national under-19 football team|Norway U19]]| nationalcaps4 = 7 | nationalgoals4 = 3
| nationalyears5 = 1989      | nationalteam5 = [[Norway national under-20 football team|Norway U20]]| nationalcaps5 = 6 | nationalgoals5 = 1
| nationalyears6 = 1989–1991 | nationalyears7 =1989–1999
| nationalteam6  = [[Norway U21 national football team|Norway U21]] | nationalteam7 =[[Norway national football team|Norway]]
| nationalcaps6  = 8 | nationalgoals6 = 1 | nationalcaps7 = 49 | nationalgoals7 = 10
| manageryears1  = 2004–2006 |managerclubs1 = [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] (assistant)
| manageryears2  = 2007–2009 |managerclubs2 = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] (director of sports)
| manageryears3  = 2012–2013 |managerclubs3 = [[Asker Fotball|Asker]] 
| manageryears4  = 2014–2017 |managerclubs4 = [[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]]
| manageryears5  = 2018–2020 |managerclubs5 = [[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]]
| manageryears6  = 2021      |managerclubs6 = [[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]]
| manageryears7  = 2022–2023 |managerclubs7 = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]
| manageryears8  = 2023–2025 |managerclubs8 = [[FK Jerv|Jerv]]
}}
'''Lars Roar Bohinen''' (born 8 September 1969) is a Norwegian football manager and former professional [[association football|footballer]] who is the manager of [[FK Jerv|Jerv]].

As a player, he was a [[midfielder]] from 1986 until 2005, notably playing in the [[Premier League]] for [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] and [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], as well as spells with [[Bærum SK]], [[F.C. Lyn Oslo|Lyn Oslo]], [[Vålerenga IF Fotball|Vålerenga]], [[Viking FK|Viking]], [[BSC Young Boys]], [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]], [[Lyngby Boldklub|Lyngby]] and [[FC Nordsjælland|Farum]]. He was capped 49 times by [[Norway national football team|Norway]], scoring ten goals and being part of their [[World Cup 1994]] squad.

He has since moved into coaching, and after spells on the staff at Vålerenga and [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]], he has gone on to be the first team manager of [[Asker Fotball|Asker]], [[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]], [[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]], [[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]] and [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]].

==Club career==
Bohinen was born in [[Vadsø (town)|Vadsø]] in [[Finnmark]] county, in far northeastern Norway near the Soviet border in the Arctic. He never played first team football in Finnmark, rather, his first professional club was [[Vålerenga IF Fotball|Vålerenga]], and he played for [[Viking FK|Viking]], [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys Bern]], [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], [[Lyngby Boldklub|Lyngby F.C.]] and Nordsjælland.

Bohinen moved from Young Boys to Nottingham Forest in England for a £450,000 fee in 1993. He joined Forest, managed by [[Frank Clark (footballer)|Frank Clark]], at a time when they were struggling in the first division of English Football, and a clause in his contract meant that he could leave at any time if another club matched a £700,000 buyout fee. After gaining promotion to the [[Premier League]] with Forest, Bohinen stayed there for another season which included some famous goals for the Norwegian, including a 30-yard chip at [[White Hart Lane]] in a 4–1 victory for Forest against [[Tottenham Hotspur]].

In 1995 English champions Blackburn matched the £700,000 buyout clause in his contract and Bohinen moved to [[Ewood Park]], signing a three-year contract.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Bohinen incurs Forest wrath | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/bohinen-incurs-forest-wrath-1576271.html | work = The Independent|location=London | date = 6 October 1995 | accessdate = 24 August 2012}}</ref> His first season was a success as he became a regular in the Blackburn side, scoring four league goals – including a double against his old club as Rovers thrashed Forest 7–0. Opportunities became more limited upon [[Roy Hodgson]]'s arrival in 1997, as the new manager preferred more defensive-minded central midfielders.

Bohinen joined Derby County from Blackburn in March 1998 for £1.45&nbsp;million. He had his contract cancelled by the club in January 2001,<ref>{{Cite news | title = Rams let Bohinen go | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/1132421.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 23 January 2001 | accessdate = 29 March 2008}}</ref> having scored just once in a 3–1 away defeat against Crystal Palace in April 1998.<ref>{{cite news |title=Crystal Palace 3–1 Derby County |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/79945.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=18 April 1998 |accessdate=31 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Crystal Palace 3 Derby County 1 |url=http://sportinglife.com/football/cc_championship/crystalpalace/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/98/04/18/SOCCER_Palace_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=palace&DIV=prem&TEAM=CRYSTAL--PALACE&RH=Crystal--Palace&PREV_SEASON=1996 |publisher=Sporting Life |date=18 April 1998 |accessdate=17 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008142523/http://sportinglife.com/football/cc_championship/crystalpalace/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer%2F98%2F04%2F18%2FSOCCER_Palace_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=palace&DIV=prem&TEAM=CRYSTAL--PALACE&RH=Crystal--Palace&PREV_SEASON=1996 |archive-date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==International career==
Bohinen made his debut for the [[Norway national football team|Norway national team]] in 1989 and earned 49 caps, scoring 10 goals.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/noo-recintlp.html Norway – Record International Players] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504194906/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/noo-recintlp.html |date= 4 May 2013 }} – RSSSF</ref> 

In 1991 he scored the second goal against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in a 2–1 win.<ref>{{Cite web |title=#228 - Lars Bohinen - Heia Fotball |url=https://radio.nrk.no/podkast/heia_fotball/sesong/202002/l_28204b45-72d5-4663-a04b-4572d596639f |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=NRK Radio |language=no}}</ref> Another notable goal, scored from a tight angle, was the second goal in Norway`s home-leg match of the [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification|1994 World Cup qualification]] against [[England national football team|England]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fotballforbund |first=Norges |title=Norge - England - 02.06.1993 00.00 |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=1698034 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund |language=no}}</ref>

He once refused to play for Norway against [[France national football team|France]] in protest after the [[French Army]] started carrying out [[nuclear test]]s in the [[Pacific Ocean|South Pacific]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/sporting-digest-football-1593816.html | title = Sporting Digest: Football | accessdate = 20 March 2009 | date = 29 July 1995 | work = The Independent|location=London}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
After he retired from footballing, Bohinen became assistant coach for Vålerenga in [[Oslo]], Norway, but later quit the job. He later became sporting director in [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]], but resigned in April 2009. He has gone on to be the first team manager of [[Asker Fotball|Asker]], [[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]], [[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]], [[Sarpsborg 08]] and Stabæk.

==Personal life==
Bohinen is of [[Kven people|Kven]] descent.

He is a cousin of [[Sigurd Rushfeldt]] and the father of [[Emil Bohinen]].{{cn|date=June 2025}}

In 2011, Bohinen finished third on the television show ''[[Skal vi danse? (season 7)|Skal vi danse?]]'', the Norwegian version of ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24992646 | work= BBC News | title=Fan 'completes' 1996 Premier League sticker album | date=19 November 2013| accessdate=19 November 2013}}</ref>

According to manager Frank Clark, Bohinen had an extraordinary amount of demands for his potential contract with Nottingham Forest, asking for 50 clauses to be added including getting a job for his wife, new carpet for the home they put him in, a new car and six round flight trips back to Oslo a year. The deal was never agreed to as Blackburn Rovers activated his release clause.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|8 June 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Asker Fotball|Asker]]
|align=left|2 November 2012
|align=left|28 October 2013
{{WDL| 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 }}
|-
|align=left|[[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]]
|align=left|28 October 2013
|align=left|20 December 2017
{{WDL| 134 | 63 | 21 | 50 }}
|-
|align=left|[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]]
|align=left|20 December 2017
|align=left|23 August 2020
{{WDL| 84 | 50 | 14 | 20 }}
|-
|align=left|[[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]]
|align=left|6 June 2021 
|align=left|31 December 2021
{{WDL| 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 }}
|-
|align=left|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]
|align=left|19 August 2022
|align=left|5 September 2023
{{WDL| 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 }}
|-
|align=left|[[FK Jerv|Jerv]]
|align=left|25 October 2023
|align=left|2 June 2025
{{WDL| 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 }}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot| 352 | 178 | 62 | 112 }}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Norway squad 1994 FIFA World Cup}}
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